{{tnr}}{{Retired candidate submit info}}'''Patrick Murray''' was a 2012 [[Republican]] candidate who sought election to the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]] representing [[Virginia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012|the 8th Congressional District]] of [[Virginia]]. Murray ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12, 2012. He was defeated by [[Jim Moran]] on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Elections/Virginia ''ABC News'' "2012 General Election Results"]</ref>

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==Issues==

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===Campaign themes===

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According to Murray's website, his campaign themes included:

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* Economy: "The road to job creation and economic recovery runs through the private sector, not the federal government."

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* Energy: "Expanding on and offshore exploration will immediately set us on the road to energy independence and will also create thousands of badly needed jobs right here in America."

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* Taxes: "The bottom line is that our tax code is in bad need of reform. Our current system is cumbersome, overly complicated, deters savings and investment and leaves revenue on the table."<ref>[http://patrickmurrayforcongress.com/issues.php ''Patrick Murray for Congress'', "Issues," Accessed September 26, 2012]</ref>

[[File:Patrick Murray Donors 2012.PNG|right|375px|thumb|Breakdown of the source of Murray's campaign funds before the 2012 election.]]

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Murray lost an election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2012. During that election cycle, Murray's campaign committee raised a total of $229,059 and spent $204,780.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?cycle=2012&id=VA08 ''Open Secrets'' "Patrick Murray 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed April 9, 2013]</ref>

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Murray is running in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]], representing [[United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2012|Virginia's]] [[Virginia's 8th congressional district elections, 2012|8th District]]. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary<ref>[http://www.arlnow.com/2011/11/11/patrick-murray-rematch-with-jim-moran-in-2012/ ''ARL Now'' "Patrick Murray: Rematch With Jim Moran in 2012," Accessed January 11, 2012]</ref> and will face the winner of the Democratic primary -- incumbent [[Jim Moran]] or [[Bruce Shuttleworth]] -- in the November general election.<ref>[http://mclean.patch.com/articles/moran-seeks-12th-term-faces-newcomer-in-primary ''McLean Patch'' "U.S. Rep. Jim Moran Seeks 12th Term, Faces Newcomer in Primary," June 8, 2012]</ref>